Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121211111111181817161616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)745618525436399336280231265204200140162160394535778906101210771059874874763
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
2.65
3:57PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.49
5:14PM
2.42
6:09AM
2.42
6:46PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.49
9:55AM
0.67
10:19PM
0.69
11:02AM
0.83
11:32PM
0.84
12:28PM
0.90
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58--------7:00---
Sunset-------8:07-------8:07-------8:05
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514141618181817171616182323221917161618212120
Feels °C (?)161514141516161717181514172322211817161618202020
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